Re: Opinions Please?

On Jul 21, 2006, at 9:32 AM, Linda Hunt wrote:
> Is there a chance that these might grow in your personal
> opinions???????????????????
Those look to me like irises that have been out of the ground for a
while and probably weren't freshly dug for your order, but the rhizomes
look plump and healthy -- not dessicated at all. I wouldn't hesitate
to plant such rhizomes, and I'd expect strong growth from them.
Sometimes I'll dig all of the irises out of a bed to reamend the soil,
then circumstances arise to delay the project, and the irises end up
lying around my yard for a few weeks until the bed is ready for them to
be replanted. When that happens, the rhizomes often end up looking like
the ones in your pic before I get them back in the ground. No problem.
Once planted and watered, they quickly recover and grow new roots.
Don't worry. Yours will be fine.
Laurie
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USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern Minnesota
normal annual precipitation 26-27"
slightly acid, potassium deficient, clay soil
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